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and that's what he used. he's not the only president who's used that. bush used it. clinton used it. >> did you agree with it when bush used it? >> what? >> did you agree with it when bush used it? >> i didn't know. i wasn't trying to tear up the law that mr. bush was using it for. he was using a tax law. there are lots of times when we write a law, we think we've thought of everything, but the reason that section is in the law is because we're smart enough to know we haven't thought of everything, and the president's going to be stuck on the hook when we're not around here and he's got to make it work. so we gave him the flexibility in that situation to do that, and that's what the president did here. >> let me ask that same question to mr. young. do you think the president has the constitutional authority to, you know -- >> let me first start with a bit of humility here. right? i do have a law degree. i have practiced law. fortunately, i was able to find an exit strategy from the practice of law. i ran for office. >> you may want to rethink that strategy. >> yeah,
and that's what he used. he's not the only president who's used that. bush used it. clinton used it. >> did you agree with it when bush used it? >> what? >> did you agree with it when bush used it? >> i didn't know. i wasn't trying to tear up the law that mr. bush was using it for. he was using a tax law. there are lots of times when we write a law, we think we've thought of everything, but the reason that section is in the law is because we're smart enough to know we...
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cleanse us from our sins, creating in us clean hearts while renewing a right spirit within us. lord, help our lawmakers today to discern your voice and do your will. give them ab
cleanse us from our sins, creating in us clean hearts while renewing a right spirit within us. lord, help our lawmakers today to discern your voice and do your will. give them ab
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it used to be 22% someone said. now you hire someone for $50,000, almost 40% in terms of his experience. in terms of your business, how many jobs have you not created or businesses you might not have opened as a result of dealing with the uncertainty? >> from 1998 to 2008, about 1.5 locations per year on average. i have opened up to locations and that was just last year. i would say i probably could have opened up another six to eight locations. as i get bigger, i can probably move more aggressively as i get bigger, i have chosen not to do that because of the uncertain economy and the regulation changes that happened with taxation and everything else. it is the most important regulation right now that is on my mind. >> i was going to mention you said multiple entities. is that a huge issue, or is that in a list of five or six things, is that at the bottom of the list? a lot of people, they own a is business, his family related or the son owns a business, and they are very good turned about the uncertainty. >> we do
it used to be 22% someone said. now you hire someone for $50,000, almost 40% in terms of his experience. in terms of your business, how many jobs have you not created or businesses you might not have opened as a result of dealing with the uncertainty? >> from 1998 to 2008, about 1.5 locations per year on average. i have opened up to locations and that was just last year. i would say i probably could have opened up another six to eight locations. as i get bigger, i can probably move more...
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us prior cases make tell what the outcome should be. they don't tell us what the outcome will be. part of the dispute in the case is the distinction over campaign expenditures and campaign contributions. the 1976 case of buckley held the limits on expenditures were unconstitutional because that was a direct infringement on the first amendment right of the candidate to speak and therefore subject to the highest level of first amendment scrutiny and that the expenditure limits could not survive that level of scrutiny. the country editions were more like an association as opposed to a speech activity. it was subject to a lower level of scrutiny and the contributions and the aggregate limits survived the first amendment challenge because they prevented corruption. in mccutchen, the petitioners are asking the court to narrow if not overturn this aspect of the buckley distinction between expenditures and contributions. distinctionre is a so that their cases just about aggregate limits and not the individual contribution limits that applies to any specific candidate. the distinction they
us prior cases make tell what the outcome should be. they don't tell us what the outcome will be. part of the dispute in the case is the distinction over campaign expenditures and campaign contributions. the 1976 case of buckley held the limits on expenditures were unconstitutional because that was a direct infringement on the first amendment right of the candidate to speak and therefore subject to the highest level of first amendment scrutiny and that the expenditure limits could not survive...
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has it been a series of, don't do this to us? don't do that to us?and have they been offering ways that we can accomplish the goal in a productive and constructive way? if the answer is no, that might be something we could help with to smoke out the positives and constructive advice about how to balance some of these important considerations. >> the big problem is every sector approaches it different. what you get is 20 different views, groups of views, on cyber and cyber legislation, what we need and how we need to do it. the executive order will get industry to sit down with government officials, put the director in charge, bring all of our technical talent there. start talking with industry on the best way and bring that back up to the administration and say, here is what we think the way to work with industry to help make their networks more resilient. each part of our and destroy sectors are at different stakes of cyber readiness. that is the real problem that we face. you get from one side to the other. when you do that you see -- when you dril
has it been a series of, don't do this to us? don't do that to us?and have they been offering ways that we can accomplish the goal in a productive and constructive way? if the answer is no, that might be something we could help with to smoke out the positives and constructive advice about how to balance some of these important considerations. >> the big problem is every sector approaches it different. what you get is 20 different views, groups of views, on cyber and cyber legislation,...
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yet, they have used used it a multiple number of times now. not once or twice or three times last spring but repeated use on smaller scales of cw. at the end of the day, this is what tyrants do. larger powers, the question their credibility, if they are not willing to enforce it, they tell their people that nobody is going to come to help you. we're going to crush their well. at the end of the day, these are wars of will and morale. and assad telling these people and the entire syrian population that no one is going to help you, you are finished. there is not a damn think the united states can or will do about it. >> i think we will end this by quoting something from my home country of canada -- if you are going to try cross-country skiing for the first time, pick a small country. do not pick the united states of america. well, this issue is going to be a huge issue coming forward. i think we could not have found a better group than the people of this panel. i want to thank them all for what was a very illuminating dialogue. thank you all very
yet, they have used used it a multiple number of times now. not once or twice or three times last spring but repeated use on smaller scales of cw. at the end of the day, this is what tyrants do. larger powers, the question their credibility, if they are not willing to enforce it, they tell their people that nobody is going to come to help you. we're going to crush their well. at the end of the day, these are wars of will and morale. and assad telling these people and the entire syrian...
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can you fill us in? >> usually they will not give you the 100% of the information they have in their minds. it is not going to happen. get is not a "push button, a banana type of thing." he was so vicious. they were communicating with each other. they did not think we knew. we did not tell them that we knew they were communicating with each other. we intercepted a communication between khalid sheikh mohammed and some of the other detainees in which he said "do not say a word about the courier." that told us a lot about the courier. he speaks to the importance of having a place to take the individuals. we could use that type of communication. we could use it to check a name. it was very helpful for us. >> after the osama bin laden raid came out and the word came out that interrogations played a role, senator mccain gave a speech and said that the first mention of mohammed al-qahtani came from a detainee held in another country. we did not render him to the country for the purpose of interrogation. that st
can you fill us in? >> usually they will not give you the 100% of the information they have in their minds. it is not going to happen. get is not a "push button, a banana type of thing." he was so vicious. they were communicating with each other. they did not think we knew. we did not tell them that we knew they were communicating with each other. we intercepted a communication between khalid sheikh mohammed and some of the other detainees in which he said "do not say a...
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there are antibiotics used in fish. i do t think people have any idea how much importance seafood is coming into this country. 2010, only 1.3% of all fish products imported in the united states or expect -- inspected. we asked people what they thought about this statistic. >> that is disgusting. really? in china, they are using certain natural waterways. they are using animal waste from other agricultural products as the fish's food. causes a high death rate. they use antibiotics that have been banned in the western world. are so many issues with imported fish, why is it so common in the united states? we imported fish are a lot lower in toxins. ct will find in china. >> i eat fish once a week. >> the river, the lake, the ocean. >> i hope they do not sell anything that is not quality fish. >> the amount of fish produced in the united states from domestic fish firms has increased. this has become more and more common throughout the country. there is still the issue of safety. that has become more and more prominent is th
there are antibiotics used in fish. i do t think people have any idea how much importance seafood is coming into this country. 2010, only 1.3% of all fish products imported in the united states or expect -- inspected. we asked people what they thought about this statistic. >> that is disgusting. really? in china, they are using certain natural waterways. they are using animal waste from other agricultural products as the fish's food. causes a high death rate. they use antibiotics that...
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as those of us who were here -- which all of us all take for, those of us who are here -- are we to believe that everybody on this list was responsible for the 9/11 attack? is that the rationale? >> all four of us agree with you. the 2001 aumf, which is only 60 words long about -- long, is now very long in the tooth. the extreme government solution would be for congress to work with the executive branch to revise that aumf. it is completely unclear about who it covers and where it covers it. >> it is as unclear as you suggest. this is a limitation. there were big arguments about it. there was a priory draft that was much more expensive and it was -- there was a prior draft which was much more expansive, and it was narrowed. the president has the right to keep his legal advice confidential. that is a longstanding principle. questions are raised as to whether the executive is complying with the law. if he feels he is, it was be -- would be a positive thing for the administration to share that legal theory with this committee and with the american people, who i think have dallas that a
as those of us who were here -- which all of us all take for, those of us who are here -- are we to believe that everybody on this list was responsible for the 9/11 attack? is that the rationale? >> all four of us agree with you. the 2001 aumf, which is only 60 words long about -- long, is now very long in the tooth. the extreme government solution would be for congress to work with the executive branch to revise that aumf. it is completely unclear about who it covers and where it covers...
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these heroes lay their lives on the line for us and they deserve us to work to fix this provision so that they can receive the full benefits that they've earned. but and the good news is, as we heard the senator from arizona and the senator from washington say a few moments ago, that we can fix this, we can move forward. and that's the good news today. we have this bipartisan, bicameral budget agreement and it does move us forward. and if we can get the votes necessary today to pass this, then we can swiftly move with another bill at some point in the near future to protect and -- and fix the thing that i'm so concerned about. but back to the bipartisan agreement and bicameral agreement that the chairwoman of the senate budget committee reached with the chairman of the house budget committee, this is a job well done. this is an effort -- none of this is easy. there's always going to be things going to be hard and difficult. that's why balancing the budget is so hard, because there are popular provisions, you have to make tough choices. but these are tough times and we they'd to make
these heroes lay their lives on the line for us and they deserve us to work to fix this provision so that they can receive the full benefits that they've earned. but and the good news is, as we heard the senator from arizona and the senator from washington say a few moments ago, that we can fix this, we can move forward. and that's the good news today. we have this bipartisan, bicameral budget agreement and it does move us forward. and if we can get the votes necessary today to pass this, then...
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that is not up to us. the president is saying it has to end is only possible if we surrender and submit. this question of will there be recruiting if we leave it open, that begs the question compared to what? does it get worse if you have ts inspiredse jihadis by our submission? that is what i am concerned about. >> i know what is happening. i also know that guantanamo contributes nothing positively. he contributes nothing that a federal prison would not do better post at the contributes nothing that a federal court could not do better. >> but if we close it, that could be seen negatively. it would inspire our enemy. disagree. it would send a signal that we have learned something. i saw the people there. the doctor is right. different take sure that people imagine. dr., do you not agree? >> yes, ma'am. look at the prisoners coming out .f israel they are inspired. , mr.want to say thank you chairman. i appreciate being here. whoe have two house members are unfortunately delayed. i have never seen this happe
that is not up to us. the president is saying it has to end is only possible if we surrender and submit. this question of will there be recruiting if we leave it open, that begs the question compared to what? does it get worse if you have ts inspiredse jihadis by our submission? that is what i am concerned about. >> i know what is happening. i also know that guantanamo contributes nothing positively. he contributes nothing that a federal prison would not do better post at the contributes...
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and they're using more health care services. and so we've still got some changes that we've got to make. and there's not a government agency or program out there that still can't be streamlined, become more customer friendly, more efficient. so i do believe we should cut our programs that we don't need. we fleed to fix the ones that aren't working the way they're supposed to or outlived the initial mission. we've got make government more efficient and faster. that's not what's being proposed by the republican budgets. instead of making necessary changes to the scalpel, so far, at least, republicans have chosen to leave in place the so-called sequester cuts that have cost jobs, harmed growth, are hurting our military readiness. and top independent economists say this has been a big drag on a recovery this year. our economy is not growing as fast as it should, and we're not creating as many jobs as we should. because the sequester is in place. that's not my opinion. it's the opinion of independent economists. if the republicans wa
and they're using more health care services. and so we've still got some changes that we've got to make. and there's not a government agency or program out there that still can't be streamlined, become more customer friendly, more efficient. so i do believe we should cut our programs that we don't need. we fleed to fix the ones that aren't working the way they're supposed to or outlived the initial mission. we've got make government more efficient and faster. that's not what's being proposed by...
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you can join us by phone. the numbers are make sure that you meet your television or radio when you call and. we welcome our c-span radio listeners. you can also join the conversation on twitter. #cspanchat.is also on facebook, facebook.com/c-span. how would you tell your member of congress to vote? a look at the highlights from the two main hearings this week, the senate foreign relations committee hearing from secretary kerry and hagel and general dempsey, and the house foreign affairs committee, also hearing from the same trio. we will show you some of the highlights from this week. we will also look at the week ahead. we will hear about the rebel alsos in that country, and here with the international community is expected to contribute to that effort or may contribute to that effort. all of that ahead on c-span townhall. a quick check on some of our facebook comments that have come in. one -- 1 -- that is from facebook. a tweet that came in late this afternoon from senator joe manchin of west virginia, the
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we tell us how the government of mexico will use this going forward? that really is the fundamental issue? >> what congress has achieved in the constitution, we believe, is standard practice. in the contracts, has to be established that the property of oil and gas of the mexican nation. but those contracts are also available to be able to report the future benefits of those contracts for filling the legal request that the companies have. we are going to standard international practices. that is worried we see the transitory article. >> i will add that the sec will ultimately want to look at the contracts and look at if there is an element of risk. if they see that in the form of the contracts, they will make a determination if those reserves are able to be booked by companies. in terms of the political culture from both talking to our colleagues here and some of the opposition parties and appreciating that the threshold for legislation is aware than the threshold or constitutional reform, the entire initiative makes no sense absent the ability of compa
we tell us how the government of mexico will use this going forward? that really is the fundamental issue? >> what congress has achieved in the constitution, we believe, is standard practice. in the contracts, has to be established that the property of oil and gas of the mexican nation. but those contracts are also available to be able to report the future benefits of those contracts for filling the legal request that the companies have. we are going to standard international practices....
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[laughter] hehe him pertained us -- asked us to act. he gave us the space to come up with our proposal. that is what we will need again. it has come from a bipartisan group in the senate. he is playing the role exactly right. >> thank you to senator mccain and senator schumer. >> can i -- ino sense a slight change the environment in the senate. i think there is a willingness to address some important that was a fashion not the case to in the last four years. we have averted 51 votes and the buster and moving forward -- and filibuster and moving forward. there was every opportunity. i emphasize opportunity for a grand bargain. for the first time in some time i harbor some optimism of a chance for a bipartisan approach to some compelling issues we are facing. >> i agree with john. there is a different mood in the senate. i hope and i think john does, too, that our system goes through effective models by coming to bipartisan agreements. there is a desire among majority of people and both parties -- not everyone -- but the majority to do th
[laughter] hehe him pertained us -- asked us to act. he gave us the space to come up with our proposal. that is what we will need again. it has come from a bipartisan group in the senate. he is playing the role exactly right. >> thank you to senator mccain and senator schumer. >> can i -- ino sense a slight change the environment in the senate. i think there is a willingness to address some important that was a fashion not the case to in the last four years. we have averted 51 votes...
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us from doing what we really need to do: the hard things. and i'm going to go through some -- some criticisms of the bill. it's not meant to be reflected on any one individual and it will apply just as much to the republicans as it does the democrats. mr. coburn: but we have a bill that supposedly fixes things until the next -- past the next election so we don't have to face these gigantic problems of -- quote -- "deadlock." the other thing that i would note as i go through this is it's my contention that we don't have a problem getting along. it's my contention that we get along way too well. we get along way too well. otherwise, we wouldn't have a $17.7 trillion debt. we wouldn't have a $124 -- have $124 trillion in unfunded liabilities, and we wouldn't have debt per person in this country which is now at $57,000 per person and unfinded liabilitieunfundedliabilities ta million dollars per household, not including that debt repayment. now, how did we do that? we had to agree to do that. both parties had to agree to do that. the president ha
us from doing what we really need to do: the hard things. and i'm going to go through some -- some criticisms of the bill. it's not meant to be reflected on any one individual and it will apply just as much to the republicans as it does the democrats. mr. coburn: but we have a bill that supposedly fixes things until the next -- past the next election so we don't have to face these gigantic problems of -- quote -- "deadlock." the other thing that i would note as i go through this is...
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now, you can watch us in hd. hagel kerry and chuck testified on congressional authorization for a missile strike in syria. opening statements for about a half hour. this time to respond to the 426 children. acquire appropriately series and a section in the lease. term think he for welcoming the. the per public event early july. are all here. ase them against our allies, we convened for this debate, it is not an exaggeration to say to all of you, my former colleagues that the world is watching not just to see what we decide, but watching to see how well we make this decision. whether in a dangerous world we can still make our government speak with one voice. they want to know if america will rise to this moment and make a difference. the question of whether to authorize our nation to take military action is, as you have said and have echoed, mr. ranking member, this is obviously one of the most important decisions important responsibility for of any senator in the course of a career. the president and the administ
now, you can watch us in hd. hagel kerry and chuck testified on congressional authorization for a missile strike in syria. opening statements for about a half hour. this time to respond to the 426 children. acquire appropriately series and a section in the lease. term think he for welcoming the. the per public event early july. are all here. ase them against our allies, we convened for this debate, it is not an exaggeration to say to all of you, my former colleagues that the world is watching...
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i think this is a big issue for us. frankly the administration hasn't been very supportive of the fourth amendment and we're going to press these issues but i want to know, i want you to know we will be watching and those of us who believe in the fourth amendment will be continuing to watch. do you think that a single warrant can apply to millions of records and millions of individuals? >> i understand that may be an issue with regard to certain surveillance programs. i don't have a, i don't have a legal opinion on that for you senator. >> pretty important issue. it is going to be one of the biggest issues and hopefully will get into the supreme court. do you think it is due process to have a court trial where only one side is represented? do you think that's due process where only one side would have a lawyer? >> in the context of a litigation or a courtroom proceeding, no. >> we do have a court and that is what we're deciding constitutional questions, the fisa court. there is no advocate on the side of the constitutio
i think this is a big issue for us. frankly the administration hasn't been very supportive of the fourth amendment and we're going to press these issues but i want to know, i want you to know we will be watching and those of us who believe in the fourth amendment will be continuing to watch. do you think that a single warrant can apply to millions of records and millions of individuals? >> i understand that may be an issue with regard to certain surveillance programs. i don't have a, i...
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it would take us much further down the road than any of us want. the question i have is given the many sites that are scattered across the country of syria and the weapons sites and the fact that many of them are located in population centers, it is clear that chemical weapons will remain in syria despite whatever we may do militarily. given our limited objective, we do not seek regime change. president assad will remain in power. we will still have chemical weapons. he has demonstrated a willingness to use them whether he isactical weapon when cornered and sees no other way out. assume not in the immediate aftermath, but two months down the road, six months down the road, president assad decides to use chemical warfare in a small or large event. it is a result of military action and the red line the president has drawn. he said we will respond to that and we will respond to it militarily. what will we do in the event president assad uses chemical weapons -- still in power for what will weon -- do? general dempsey. >> i cannot speak for our elected
it would take us much further down the road than any of us want. the question i have is given the many sites that are scattered across the country of syria and the weapons sites and the fact that many of them are located in population centers, it is clear that chemical weapons will remain in syria despite whatever we may do militarily. given our limited objective, we do not seek regime change. president assad will remain in power. we will still have chemical weapons. he has demonstrated a...
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use natural approaches that will allow us to slow water down as it goes through. not walls, but natural types of structures, but nothing on the land for any human use. what we want to do is to use it as a buffer against neighborhoods that are closer. >> is their federal money to help to do that, to restore the land to its natural condition? >> yes,and the hazard mitigation funds we are getting in the aid package, it helps us to mitigate against future hazards. >> if you do this and complete this project in a given community, will it have any effect on the availability and cost of flood insurance for the people that remain behind? >> no question. the fact is if we are able to do it effectively, for them, it will probably get them out of -- without getting too deep in the weeds -- out of the high velocity zones of water into either a regular flood zone or even out of a flood zone completely. the ripple effect for it will be significant. the do not want to get in weeds, but i think this is important. the thing i love about the beachfront for new york and new jersey i
use natural approaches that will allow us to slow water down as it goes through. not walls, but natural types of structures, but nothing on the land for any human use. what we want to do is to use it as a buffer against neighborhoods that are closer. >> is their federal money to help to do that, to restore the land to its natural condition? >> yes,and the hazard mitigation funds we are getting in the aid package, it helps us to mitigate against future hazards. >> if you do...
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a is turning to bring us to -- threatening to bring us to a crisis. the root of our problem is the government's health care programs, not just of him medicaid and medicare. securityds in social -- faceosten exhaustion. all i hear from the administration is that negotiations can only proceed if , first, the president is guaranteed another tax hike. the only -- or if the only spending restraint we have enacted is turned off. when it comes to discussing solutions to entitlement hear is that i negotiations can only proceed if we pass a clean continuing resolution and a clean debt limit increase. take, beyond a guarantee to the president and congressional democrats, that they first get another tax hike or that the sequester be undone? the administration to talk about entitlement reforms, it has been met with silence. is it reasonable to say that there can be no negotiations unless there is another tax hike, when we know that disabled american workers face a benefit cut of one percent or more under current law when the disability trust fund is exhausted in
a is turning to bring us to -- threatening to bring us to a crisis. the root of our problem is the government's health care programs, not just of him medicaid and medicare. securityds in social -- faceosten exhaustion. all i hear from the administration is that negotiations can only proceed if , first, the president is guaranteed another tax hike. the only -- or if the only spending restraint we have enacted is turned off. when it comes to discussing solutions to entitlement hear is that i...
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on us. they depend on us. it is not like they can go to an alternative body to address their concerns. anything, it is about trying to take care of these people. that is why we are here. i suffer from vertigo. the only way i can stop from wiggling around and fainting when i get dizzy with vertigo is to keep my eyes on something that does not move. i get frustrated and dizzy being in this body. the only way i can stand up and keep my eyes on something that does not move -- the thing that does not move are the people of the united states, particularly those who are hurting. my mind is going to stay right there on people who do not move. we have, the wounded, got to make sure we take care of everybody in this country, mr. speaker. i will not, i shall not, i cannot be silent as we continue to divide the nation and then we think we are doing something good because we are able to say something nasty to somebody. the people of this country deserve better. we deserve better. people oner attacked the
on us. they depend on us. it is not like they can go to an alternative body to address their concerns. anything, it is about trying to take care of these people. that is why we are here. i suffer from vertigo. the only way i can stop from wiggling around and fainting when i get dizzy with vertigo is to keep my eyes on something that does not move. i get frustrated and dizzy being in this body. the only way i can stand up and keep my eyes on something that does not move -- the thing that does...
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shame on all of us. there is absolutely no future and no particular -- and no future for defense contractors, waiting to see if we are going to go over another cliff. it is insane. in case you missed it, there was a favorability rating among or so ago. --a moth or so ago. did you know the, favorability of congress was the one below a colonoscopy? we deserve it. having said that, please have the president called us over to the white house, and sit down and try to solve this. can't we come to the white house and sit down and ellis' try that? what do we need to do? what do you want, and what do we want, and what is necessary? general them seem mentioned this morning in a hearing. we just cancel deployment of an aircraft carrier going to the middle east. the and know what the sailors do? they have canceled the lease on their home. the have gotten rid of their car. the have made all the preparations for being gone for many months. now, they are staying there. why would we do this for these people? because of
shame on all of us. there is absolutely no future and no particular -- and no future for defense contractors, waiting to see if we are going to go over another cliff. it is insane. in case you missed it, there was a favorability rating among or so ago. --a moth or so ago. did you know the, favorability of congress was the one below a colonoscopy? we deserve it. having said that, please have the president called us over to the white house, and sit down and try to solve this. can't we come to the...
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syria, and that if we don't -- and our actions towards we're going to use force, we're not going to use force, assad is winning, that our policies toward syria are affecting the regime's belief about what we may do about their nuclear program, and one thing that might reset our resolve as a nation is for the congress to impose additional sanctions so the ayatollahs will not be confused by our lack of will in syria when it comes to their nuclear program, that the bottom line here is that after our debacle in syria, don't you think we have a problem with the iranian regime of taking us serious? the interna -- the international regime is breaking the sanctions and if know sanctions were imposed in a bipartisan way, that is the best way to reset the debate. mr. mccain: i'd also point out if we are looking for one bright spot, i would point out that we see countries in the gulf in the middle east aligning with israel in a way that we have never seen before. and shouldn't we listen? shouldn't we listen to the prime minister of israel that's the first target of iran, the country that the irani
syria, and that if we don't -- and our actions towards we're going to use force, we're not going to use force, assad is winning, that our policies toward syria are affecting the regime's belief about what we may do about their nuclear program, and one thing that might reset our resolve as a nation is for the congress to impose additional sanctions so the ayatollahs will not be confused by our lack of will in syria when it comes to their nuclear program, that the bottom line here is that after...
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jack is no stranger to us. i met him there decades ago when i was a wide eyed congressman and he was a top aide for house speaker, tip o'neill. we became friends. he taught us a whole lot. i know that tip a tremendous influence on jack. it is clear that he shares the same work ethic and sense of duty. he shares another thing -- bipartisanship. speaker o'neill was renown for sitting down with president reagan and trying to work problems out. jack was heavily involved in that and continues to be. he is a bipartisan person who wants to be successful at working with both parties. you mentioned the issue with trust. there is no straighter shooter than jack lew. he is one of the most honorable, honest, and decent men in washington. when he gives you facts, they are backed up with research. from the time i knew jack when he started in tip o'neill's office, he would always outline both sides of the argument and give each without bias. he would tell you where he came down, but he always let you make your own judgment. t
jack is no stranger to us. i met him there decades ago when i was a wide eyed congressman and he was a top aide for house speaker, tip o'neill. we became friends. he taught us a whole lot. i know that tip a tremendous influence on jack. it is clear that he shares the same work ethic and sense of duty. he shares another thing -- bipartisanship. speaker o'neill was renown for sitting down with president reagan and trying to work problems out. jack was heavily involved in that and continues to be....
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-- used to adopt? >> i don't accept what they write audible gentleman says it all. there's nothing more compassionate than getting more people into work. the best route out of poverty is work. what we can see for the first time in our country, certainly people in work. i enjoyed debating and listen carefully to our archbishops. i have to say what the archbishop said about immigration i don't agree but i think we should be frank and open about these debates and not be concerned when we do have disagreements. >> thank you, mr. speaker. and the americas does to you and your family. [shouting] the people -- [inaudible] does my right honorable friend up with me that the call to abandon governments long-term economic plan to borrow for the other side plans to borrow and more, will raise taxes and mortgages hard-working people in this country. >> first of all can the congressional it my honorable friend on her ingenuity way of ensuring she is called regularly at questions in this house. an example i'm sure ot
-- used to adopt? >> i don't accept what they write audible gentleman says it all. there's nothing more compassionate than getting more people into work. the best route out of poverty is work. what we can see for the first time in our country, certainly people in work. i enjoyed debating and listen carefully to our archbishops. i have to say what the archbishop said about immigration i don't agree but i think we should be frank and open about these debates and not be concerned when we do...
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but it protect us as a country. people need to get over the fact that the government is not trying to listen in on every phone call. it is not a republican strategy to put obama in a bad light. .t is frustrating people need to get over it and realize that national security is not always as easy as they think it is going to be. >> he mentioned what he had to assign to do the work that he did. the bradley manning incident and the edward snowden incident, will it change the way they do contractors as well? >> the senate is looking into this. there is a ballooning national security structure that comes from having more and more classified. so much information is classified, so there is a big push to declassify a lot of information. the government has the mentality of when in doubt, classified it. it is easier to keep information classified than to make the calculations to be classified something and get it wrong and cause all sorts of issues in the agency. we have seen members of congress said that over classification n
but it protect us as a country. people need to get over the fact that the government is not trying to listen in on every phone call. it is not a republican strategy to put obama in a bad light. .t is frustrating people need to get over it and realize that national security is not always as easy as they think it is going to be. >> he mentioned what he had to assign to do the work that he did. the bradley manning incident and the edward snowden incident, will it change the way they do...
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i wonder if you could tell us a little bit about mr. awlaki and what he had been doing. >> i am not going to talk about any particular operation or responsibility for anything whenever. >> that is the problem. when people hear american citizens, they think somebody who is an upstanding, and this man was not standing by a long shot. maybe you cannot discuss it here, but i have read enough to know that he was a real problem. >> before he died he was intimately involved in activities that were designed to kill innocent men, women, and children, and mostly americans. he was not just a propagandist. he was in fact part of the operational effort that is known as al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and had responsibilities in that regard. >> can i ask some questions about him? did he have a connection to abdulmuttalab who intended to explode a device over detroit? >> yes, he did. >> could you tell us what connection it was? >> i would prefer not to at this time. >> did he have a connection to the fort hood attack? >> al qaeda in the arabian peni
i wonder if you could tell us a little bit about mr. awlaki and what he had been doing. >> i am not going to talk about any particular operation or responsibility for anything whenever. >> that is the problem. when people hear american citizens, they think somebody who is an upstanding, and this man was not standing by a long shot. maybe you cannot discuss it here, but i have read enough to know that he was a real problem. >> before he died he was intimately involved in...
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>> guest: well, geolocation is a useful tool for all americans if they choose to use it. what i'm worried about is not only the law enforcement component, but also individuals who are surreptitiously following somebody, triangulating somebody and following somebody maybe on their phone or in their car or their mobile device, maybe it's an ipad. you should be able to have your own privacy. i think americans have a reasonable expectation of privacy and should not have to give up all of those rights just because they choose to use one of these mobile devices. so the gps act says in order to access somebody's geolocation information, you would have to o have a probable cause warrant. right now if an individual wanted to follow somebody in st. louis and they happened to be in phoenix, they could do it. it's not against the law. and you can go down to radio shack and get a smart 17-year-old who can figure out how to do this. that seems wrong to us, and it really should be against the law. >> host: sporters include the electronic frontier foundation and the aclu. representative
>> guest: well, geolocation is a useful tool for all americans if they choose to use it. what i'm worried about is not only the law enforcement component, but also individuals who are surreptitiously following somebody, triangulating somebody and following somebody maybe on their phone or in their car or their mobile device, maybe it's an ipad. you should be able to have your own privacy. i think americans have a reasonable expectation of privacy and should not have to give up all of...
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isthe president's policy that if we have evidence they have used or are using them or about to use them, if they lose control over them or move them in any some of it away, that will change the calculation. the administration is drawing up plans am working with neighbors in the region. i cannot go into those today because i'm not read in on them yet. i just know that they are making them and they are deeply concerned about it. >> should we feel some confidence that russia and china might join in to an international effort on chemical weapons? should there be concerned about what happens to those weapons? >> i just do not know about the details of the plants. i do know they have expressed public concerns about that. there were conversations with the russians with the first indicators took place about potential of movement. the russians apparently were deeply concerned and they also weighed in at that time. there is serious concern everywhere that those weapons not fall into the wrong hand chris christie mention the work you did as the chair of the small business committee -- you mentione
isthe president's policy that if we have evidence they have used or are using them or about to use them, if they lose control over them or move them in any some of it away, that will change the calculation. the administration is drawing up plans am working with neighbors in the region. i cannot go into those today because i'm not read in on them yet. i just know that they are making them and they are deeply concerned about it. >> should we feel some confidence that russia and china might...
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it's a universally used, been used before by both -- well, many presidents. that kind of leave by the executive branch is often used when a situation doesn't quite work and they may want to come back and look at it again. so the first bill really is almost irrelevant. everybody who's looked at it says it makes no difference. although mitt romney did have it in his romney care in massachusetts. an employer mandate was an essential part of that. one of the things that happened this week was that the massachusetts legislature repealed the employer mandate because they said it's included in the federal law so we don't need it anymore. so the employer mandate was never an essential to making this work. 95% of large companies already provide for their employees, and the employer mandate was to encourage those 5% to figure out a way to offer to their employees, but there were other mechanisms to deal with the fact if they didn't do that. now, the second bill is really the destructive one. this is the end of obama care if it were to go into effect. because the whole
it's a universally used, been used before by both -- well, many presidents. that kind of leave by the executive branch is often used when a situation doesn't quite work and they may want to come back and look at it again. so the first bill really is almost irrelevant. everybody who's looked at it says it makes no difference. although mitt romney did have it in his romney care in massachusetts. an employer mandate was an essential part of that. one of the things that happened this week was that...
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even those who are attacking us egging us on.g they will not be in there with us. it is a bad choice. i don't think the president wants to do it. i think he wants to avoid it. i'm sympathetic to his position but i wish some of our rhetoric was more careful because that could then be applicable in use the toe who favor war as the meeting such a decision. who favor was as to legitimizing such a decision. onward, the 970's decision to invade kuwait then the u.n. sanctions that follow that in the effect it had on iraqi society made it all the more difficult for that society to move toward stability in the wake of the saddam hussein regime. i would blame al qaeda and iraq and those who used masss murder as a principal tactic in the war. i would ask dr. zbigniew brzezinski to visit the cities byiraq that were rocked these murderous attacks and ask them who they blame. they blame the people who committed those murders. to a cityen we went where life was choked out of it because of a systematic attack by al qaeda, they turned that city into their training base. it is with
even those who are attacking us egging us on.g they will not be in there with us. it is a bad choice. i don't think the president wants to do it. i think he wants to avoid it. i'm sympathetic to his position but i wish some of our rhetoric was more careful because that could then be applicable in use the toe who favor war as the meeting such a decision. who favor was as to legitimizing such a decision. onward, the 970's decision to invade kuwait then the u.n. sanctions that follow that in the...
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how you should use the mandate. his context was unambiguously clear it was an opportunity to do things. and a classic example was his conviction which i think is right. you can do substantially more to reform it than you could have done absent this kind of provocation. >>, i mean, i would say looking at this some of the questions at the beginning of 2009 there was a sense of a missed opportunity. right. i wonder if a different kind of stimulus with the changes that larry hinted at dropping the high speed rail and energy all of that might have gotten bipartisan support. didn't happy. i'm not blaming one side or the other. to me that is the question could a different set of choices brought the country together in a way that -- >> you know i've been critical of some of the more classically democratic part of the recovery program. but i was there. you know, the senate minority leader said that the basic purpose of his minority leadership was to make sure that the president was not re-elected. i think it's not easy to ma
how you should use the mandate. his context was unambiguously clear it was an opportunity to do things. and a classic example was his conviction which i think is right. you can do substantially more to reform it than you could have done absent this kind of provocation. >>, i mean, i would say looking at this some of the questions at the beginning of 2009 there was a sense of a missed opportunity. right. i wonder if a different kind of stimulus with the changes that larry hinted at...
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a couple of the cases can exhaust us. thing i was hoping we could have done was to get the sec the fiscal autonomy the bank regulators have. can you give the woman in front, second row. .> go ahead >> peter ackerman. seven percent of all mortgages were held by gse's. today 90% held by them. of all americans own their homes. my the question is, what are we trying to and >end? what are we trying to accomplish as a country with a housing policy? >> that is the question. you heard me say i thought one of the most effective things we did was putting in the conservative ship. i remember talking right as we were doing that and got nothing but support from them. we both said and i said this is a timeout. we cannot straighten this out right now in the middle of the crisis. me -- nover dawned on one was saying this is a great system. public support for private profit. this is a great system. it. all, we have still got right now because they're making money hand over fist in the money is in the federal budget, way it is adding to th
a couple of the cases can exhaust us. thing i was hoping we could have done was to get the sec the fiscal autonomy the bank regulators have. can you give the woman in front, second row. .> go ahead >> peter ackerman. seven percent of all mortgages were held by gse's. today 90% held by them. of all americans own their homes. my the question is, what are we trying to and >end? what are we trying to accomplish as a country with a housing policy? >> that is the question. you heard...
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now, let me take us on to the next slide. this picks up the story in the middle of the 2000's, the other ended around this time around 2006. an interesting point in the whole development of public opinion on whether we should actively engage in global warming because that is when al gore movement came out. saw it and hee got a lot of publicity. he won a nobel prize and there .as a lot of coverage of that there was a major scientific reports. once again pointing to the threat of global warming and are going that something had to be done in the united states and other countries. is if youf the matter look at questions that were asked, i cannot use the old gallupns but more about, was asking about how serious a was asking if they believed global warming was happening. we may have to flip it. the people do not think it's a big threat or higher here, case, oninion in this both questions, split along party lines. not so much around 2006. actually not that are apart right around here. suddenly, a new media campaign was launched, whi
now, let me take us on to the next slide. this picks up the story in the middle of the 2000's, the other ended around this time around 2006. an interesting point in the whole development of public opinion on whether we should actively engage in global warming because that is when al gore movement came out. saw it and hee got a lot of publicity. he won a nobel prize and there .as a lot of coverage of that there was a major scientific reports. once again pointing to the threat of global warming...
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of time with us -- a short period of time with us. we are somewhat filibustering as we wait for language to be developed that encompasses the discussions taking place. with that, after chairman, thanks for bringing us to this place. >> all right. think you, senator corker. we are trying to logistically get to where we are at. entertain amendments of that seek to be offered to the resolution, senator paul. president forhe doing his constitutional duty and bringing before the congress and asking for the authority to go to war. i think it should be made very explicit that this is his constitutional duty and that we are bound by the constitution, bound by the ideas of the founding fathers. explicitly presented by james madison in the federalist papers that the executive branch is the branch of government most prone to war and therefore, the constitution vested the power to go to war in congress. some would say this isn't a war, this bombing is not a war. sailors and ships are not war. that we only define waenthere a. i think that would be
of time with us -- a short period of time with us. we are somewhat filibustering as we wait for language to be developed that encompasses the discussions taking place. with that, after chairman, thanks for bringing us to this place. >> all right. think you, senator corker. we are trying to logistically get to where we are at. entertain amendments of that seek to be offered to the resolution, senator paul. president forhe doing his constitutional duty and bringing before the congress and...
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the chaplain: let us pray. our father, the giver of every good and perfect gift, live within us so that we will be established in faith and abounding in thanksgiving. today, help our lawmakers to seek the things that are above, as you empower them to embrace kindness, compassion, humility, patience, and forbearance. may they give you preeminence in all things, rejoicing even in the trials they must endure for your sake. lord, inspire them to persevere with joy in the calling you have given them to protect freedom and to keep america strong. enable them to bear fruits that will bless this nation and our world. we pray in your great name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., december
the chaplain: let us pray. our father, the giver of every good and perfect gift, live within us so that we will be established in faith and abounding in thanksgiving. today, help our lawmakers to seek the things that are above, as you empower them to embrace kindness, compassion, humility, patience, and forbearance. may they give you preeminence in all things, rejoicing even in the trials they must endure for your sake. lord, inspire them to persevere with joy in the calling you have given them...
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>> guest: geolocatigeolocati on is a useful tool for all americans if they choose to use it. what i'm worried about not only the law enforcement component that individuaindividua ls who are surreptitiously following somebody triangulating somebody in following somebody either on their phone or other card for mobile device. you should be able to have their own privacy. i think americans have a reasonable expectation of privacy and should not have to give up all of those rights because they choose to use one of these mobile devices. the gps access in order to follow somebody in order to access their geolocation information you would have to have probable cause warrant. that would be true for law enforcement but also an individual. right now for an individual wanted to follow somebody in st. louis and they happen to be in phoenix they could do it. it's not against the law. you can go to radioshack and get a smart 17-year-old who can figure out how to do this. that seems wrong to us and should be against the law. >> host: supporters include the electronic sounds -- frontier found
>> guest: geolocatigeolocati on is a useful tool for all americans if they choose to use it. what i'm worried about not only the law enforcement component that individuaindividua ls who are surreptitiously following somebody triangulating somebody in following somebody either on their phone or other card for mobile device. you should be able to have their own privacy. i think americans have a reasonable expectation of privacy and should not have to give up all of those rights because they...
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the use of chemical weapons, whether there was or not the use of chemical weapons to determine the use of chemical weapons, whether there was or not the use of chemical weapoe to determine the use of chemical weapons, whether there was or not the use of chemical weaponso determine the use of chemical weapons, whether there was or not the use of chemical weapons. it is not determined who is used whom.st or we do not have that mandate. this is a limit, but in is based on the ecognized standard of international community and we have been working very closely he group. thank you. i have to rush to the airport at this time. i hope you will understand. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] clearly adiatricia is dominant, increasingly dominant, criterion for every first lady. endless is the biographical human stories which the 19th mited to century, 2nd century or media. endure w these people in the very rough world of politics. we preview season two of the original season of first ladies first ladies looking t private
the use of chemical weapons, whether there was or not the use of chemical weapons to determine the use of chemical weapons, whether there was or not the use of chemical weapoe to determine the use of chemical weapons, whether there was or not the use of chemical weaponso determine the use of chemical weapons, whether there was or not the use of chemical weapons. it is not determined who is used whom.st or we do not have that mandate. this is a limit, but in is based on the ecognized standard of...
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against us. the main legality of the are correct. details. is in the the problem is we do not know a lot of the details. the obama administration when never have guessed that four years later, they would be , have the war crimes aclu suing them, having the human rights counsel conducting investigations on whether the obama administration is of violating national law. a british law has sued the british government for sharing intelligence with the obama administration, resulting in the death of a man in pakistan. four years later, the administration is finding some of the same charges that are leveled against the bush of ministration. at thee of years ago, time, i was being provocative and i was trying to nudge this administration to do a better job of explaining the legal basis of what they were doing, the policy basis and to be more transparent. i did not really think that becometrikes could obama's guantanamo. i do you think that is seriously at risk. this has become a real problem for them. off
against us. the main legality of the are correct. details. is in the the problem is we do not know a lot of the details. the obama administration when never have guessed that four years later, they would be , have the war crimes aclu suing them, having the human rights counsel conducting investigations on whether the obama administration is of violating national law. a british law has sued the british government for sharing intelligence with the obama administration, resulting in the death of a...
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i am talking all of us. he is talking to the people and saying this is my program, this is what i want to do, and i'm not getting cooperation from the congress of the united states. i think he is absolutely right, and he is talking to the people, not us, not here in washington, but he is criticized for doing that by the majority leader. i think that is what he ought to be doing, because the people will ultimately have to make a decision as to who is looking out for their interests and who is sadly confronting and not listening to the people in the last election. in the last election or right now, when the people are saying, board of directors, work together, stop obstructing. i would hope we could do that, mr. speaker. unless the leader has something else he wants to say, i yield the balance of my time. >> [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] we will have live coverage of the house when the return on tuesday at noon eastern here on c
i am talking all of us. he is talking to the people and saying this is my program, this is what i want to do, and i'm not getting cooperation from the congress of the united states. i think he is absolutely right, and he is talking to the people, not us, not here in washington, but he is criticized for doing that by the majority leader. i think that is what he ought to be doing, because the people will ultimately have to make a decision as to who is looking out for their interests and who is...
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none of us do. tom coburn used to be on this committee and i introduced legislation. it was not to hurt the least of these or the wealthiest of these to help everyone. everyone has gotten a letter from tom coburn to ask as a cosponsor and i hope you will join us. we held a hearing on monday this week on social security disability. nobody wants to harm people. one judge in west virginia approved 99.7% of the people who applied for social security disability. 99.7%. that kind of thing is the exception. there are people applying that get approved who can work and don't deserve to be on disability. the idea that we cannot meet our moral imperative and meet a fiscal imperative is a fiction. we can do both. i would say we should not just boost our approval rating but instill confidence in the american people and stuff talk -- and stop talking past each other and work with each other. we will meet with the president today. somehow, the president has to make it crystal clear that he's willing to negotiate and i have heard him say it on the entitlement stop. the republicans ha
none of us do. tom coburn used to be on this committee and i introduced legislation. it was not to hurt the least of these or the wealthiest of these to help everyone. everyone has gotten a letter from tom coburn to ask as a cosponsor and i hope you will join us. we held a hearing on monday this week on social security disability. nobody wants to harm people. one judge in west virginia approved 99.7% of the people who applied for social security disability. 99.7%. that kind of thing is the...
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that is not helping us but hurting us. so i think the president addressed that issue very well. i think we should put aside democrats, republicans and independents and encourage our congressmen and people in congress office to address it strategically. >> alyssa writes that president obama wants to reduce global post-by empowering women and educating children. where are you calling us from? >> i'm calling from new york. >> welcome. caller: thank you. i stand behind our president, i think he addressed a lot of the issues -- most of the issues anyway that is a problem in this country at the moment. i am disheartened as a latino to hear senator rubio, hearg his rebuttal. it is almost like he's out of touch with what is really going on. if that's the republican's standpoint, that is why the republican party is in such disarray at this moment. they continue thinking and standing on these issues that they keep addressing. there will be no more republican party in this country. i think that at some point we have to become progressively more open minded. i'm also a retired policeman and
that is not helping us but hurting us. so i think the president addressed that issue very well. i think we should put aside democrats, republicans and independents and encourage our congressmen and people in congress office to address it strategically. >> alyssa writes that president obama wants to reduce global post-by empowering women and educating children. where are you calling us from? >> i'm calling from new york. >> welcome. caller: thank you. i stand behind our...
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us today. congratulations to all of you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, united states senator from the state of oklahoma, the honorable james inhofe. [applause] >> we heard first from congressman tom cole who is our native american art of congressional delegation. i recall hearing from him before he was in congress and at that time i was in the house, and introduced us to this best-kept secret of world war ii and world war i, the code talkers. i look around and i see a lot of people who were very active other than those on the program today, but on the program today we have made mention of dan boren. he is here. i believe wes watkins is one of the initial individuals who reminded us of this best-kept secret. so, for decades after world war ii, people did not know anything about the contributions we started introducing resolutions and it was not until 2008 that we were successful. i want to mention that the speaker talked about edmund of the seminole nation, one of our fellow oklahomans. th
us today. congratulations to all of you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, united states senator from the state of oklahoma, the honorable james inhofe. [applause] >> we heard first from congressman tom cole who is our native american art of congressional delegation. i recall hearing from him before he was in congress and at that time i was in the house, and introduced us to this best-kept secret of world war ii and world war i, the code talkers. i look around and i see a lot of...
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the city's come to us. some of those cities say they want your plant so bad, we are willing to do something. some cities happen to be in ireland or spain or brazil. and then, as a business person, i have a choice. if i have only one factory to build, and two or three or four people are telling me to build it in their city, what am i going to do? i am going to make the best deal i can, because that is what i am asked to do. >> i can tell you, europe is a big place. when you look at germany right now, high taxes, tight internal regulations. written -- britain. >> i will tell you why germany is doing so much better, it is the euro. germany is an exporting country, and they export to their neighbors. it prevents their neighbors from devaluing their currency. >> where is the context for your numbers? i am sure you are not advocating borrowing 40 cents on the dollar. [indiscernible] >> i said they are in a crisis because of decades of certain policies. >> that have put together an unsustainable federation. >> put
the city's come to us. some of those cities say they want your plant so bad, we are willing to do something. some cities happen to be in ireland or spain or brazil. and then, as a business person, i have a choice. if i have only one factory to build, and two or three or four people are telling me to build it in their city, what am i going to do? i am going to make the best deal i can, because that is what i am asked to do. >> i can tell you, europe is a big place. when you look at germany...
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i think it's useful to think about how the 215 program can be useful. to acheefl -- achieve the speed and aguilty. >> quick question. was it ended if -- not helpful. what would you like to sew -- see with regard to that? >> i have to look and see what the documents said. haven't had a change to see the documents. the meta data program. the internet meta data program publicly stated ended because nsa determined the operational benefit were not -- >> as for the internet is that the e-mail. >> that's the e -- >> under -- that is -- [inaudible] yeah. yeah. >> so it's internet and -- internet meta data. >> okay. >> can i just -- i just want to pick up on mark's typically very thoughtful actual seriously [laughter] analysis. i think t the right way to frame the question, which is how do we accommodate oversight? number one, with the need for secrecy. i mean, if you representative said the american people have a right to know what is being done in their name. if you take it literally it would shut down the intelligence community. because we cannot conduct acti
i think it's useful to think about how the 215 program can be useful. to acheefl -- achieve the speed and aguilty. >> quick question. was it ended if -- not helpful. what would you like to sew -- see with regard to that? >> i have to look and see what the documents said. haven't had a change to see the documents. the meta data program. the internet meta data program publicly stated ended because nsa determined the operational benefit were not -- >> as for the internet is that...
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one thing i would be sure to mention, a little bit more flexibility would be useful for us previously moral obligation to take good medical care of these detainees, because we cannot move them outside of gitmo. we have to build state-of-the- art medical facilities. it will be great to bring them back to deny states for medical attention. that kind of flexibility. >> there is not a person has not been down there more than once. one of the problems they have with the detainees is they are eating better than they have ever had in their life. they have tests run they never had even heard of before. i think that we are meeting that that. we need to get somebody on the record. i have an aviation background pray i do not think it's enough that to know you keep your proficiency up. i applaud the decision to get back in and start retraining. in my opening statement, i was going to conduct a study as to how much more cost is to go through the retraining we're going to have to go through right now, that if we had never made the decision in april 9. have you already done that? do you have any inf
one thing i would be sure to mention, a little bit more flexibility would be useful for us previously moral obligation to take good medical care of these detainees, because we cannot move them outside of gitmo. we have to build state-of-the- art medical facilities. it will be great to bring them back to deny states for medical attention. that kind of flexibility. >> there is not a person has not been down there more than once. one of the problems they have with the detainees is they are...
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it is a comment upon us -- incumbent upon us to save and strengthen the program. that's what our pundit prepares our budgetat is what prepared to do. has been our price guest. rep nadler, back to budget proposal. you say that 7 million new jobs in one year will be created if the congress and president what about your budget. it would reduce unemployment to nearly 5% in three years and the deficit by force of $4 trillion and strengthen medicare and medicaid and you'd be asking the wealthy to pay their fair share. how do you get 7 million new jobs in one year in your budget? money onu are spending infrastructure. we have a $2.20 trillion in infrastructure deficit according to the american society of civil engineers three allows people to work on roads, bridges, etc.. you put people to work building schools and other necessary things. you give money to the states. states have laid off 700,000 cops and firefighters and teachers. by doing all this, you stimulate the economy by putting aggregate demand. what do you consider fair share when it comes to wealthy taxpayers?
it is a comment upon us -- incumbent upon us to save and strengthen the program. that's what our pundit prepares our budgetat is what prepared to do. has been our price guest. rep nadler, back to budget proposal. you say that 7 million new jobs in one year will be created if the congress and president what about your budget. it would reduce unemployment to nearly 5% in three years and the deficit by force of $4 trillion and strengthen medicare and medicaid and you'd be asking the wealthy to pay...